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The Responsibility of Railway Companies for the Slowdown of Services: A Decisive Ruling
- Friday 27 October 2023
- Corte di Cassazione, Responsabilità & Risarcimento, Risarcimento del danno
- Italia
The Italian Supreme Court drew attention to the responsibility of the national railway company (Trenitalia s.p.a) in the event of prolonged delays and interruptions to railway traffic. This case, involving a passenger stranded on a train for 24 hours due to adverse weather conditions, ...
THE NEW EU WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION DIRECTIVE IS APPROVED
- Wednesday 16 October 2019
- Data Protection, Diritto Civile, Diritto Commerciale e Contratti, Diritto d'impresa, Diritto del Lavoro, Diritto dell'Unione Europea, Illecito extracontrattuale, Novità legislative, Risarcimento del danno, Welfare aziendale, Whistleblowing
- Unione Europea
1. The directive of the UE Council substantially extends the regulation of whistleblowing. Who reports a violation of the law, acquired in the workplace, will be protected more effectively after the final approval of the EU rules. The EU Council, on the 7th of October 2019 approved the ...
Providing background check services, pre-recruitment or reputational investigations in Italy
- Friday 24 May 2019
- Diritto del Lavoro, HR, Illecito extracontrattuale, Privacy, Risarcimento del danno
- Italia
The importance on relying on expert lawyers Introduction The so called background-check are increasing their popularity. These investigations entail research carried out on the reputation of an individual. They usually aim to business purposes, such as: employing a worker, stipulating a...
Cassazione Civile, judgement n.16601: on punitive damages in Italy
- Monday 31 July 2017
- Contenzioso arbitrale e giudiziario, Diritto Civile, Risarcimento del danno
- Italia, USA
With the judgment of July 5th 2017, no. 16601, the Italian Supreme Court in plenary session (Sezioni Unite), declared enforceable, in the Italian legal order, three judgements pronounced in the United States of America that recognized the punitive damages to a motorcyclist who had suffered ...